Lure of Jerry fails to fill theatre seats

From: Evening Standard - London | Date: August 8, 2000| Author: INDIRA DAS-GUPTA | Copyright information

DESPITE the promise of seeing Jerry Hall in all her naked glory, ticket sales for The Graduate are not quite proving the sell-out that might have been anticipated.

Seats are available for all performances at the Gielgud Theatre this week, in which the Texan model takes over from Kathleen Turner in the star role, including her premiere tomorrow night.

Admittedly, most of the seats left for the performance are either in the upper circle (priced at 17.50) or have restricted viewin...

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